FAITH CAPSULE: All should know that God is forever faithful to His promise. 

Deuteronomy 1

When it was time for the Israelites to possess the promise of God, it was time to move from dwelling at the mountain bottom. 
The mountain bottom could be a place of comfort that takes away the sight of potential breakthroughs in life. 
The Bible records in Deuteronomy 1:6-7, “The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.” 
One can engage in comfort and not continue the journey to possess fully. 
Are you dwelling in the wrong position long enough not to move to pursue and possess the promise of God?
When God called the Israelites out of the mountain bottom, He called their attention by stating, “See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land…” (Deuteronomy 1:8) 
Possessing what is yet at hand demands faith to see in the place of nothing. 
The word of God and His promises are not visible physically until one begins to see it as the truth to go after it. 
The truth of God cannot fail to deliver. 
Above all, His word does not return to Him void, but the world voids His word, not doing according to the word of God.
In addition to coming out of the mountain bottom (comfortable dwelling position) and not seeing, there shall be no room for fear and discouragement. 
Moses warned about fear and discouragement while emphasizing to the Israelites the need to see and be able to possess in Deuteronomy 1:21, “Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.” 
Fear is the opposite of faith. 
Fear sinks faith.
Discouragement denies the ability to see in line with what God has promised.
Can you consider where you are in the promise of God for your life? 
Identify if you are at the mountain bottom or you have engaged in rising to possess.
Have you allowed fear and discouragement to take over the seat of driving your journey? 
All should know that God is forever faithful to His promise. 
Do not fail to engage and possess the promise of God.   
God called Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son…” (Genesis 22:3) 
Abraham rose to the calling of God to deny the mountain bottom.
Rise up and not delay! 

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to rise to His promise for your life. 

 FAITH CAPSULE: Look into the word to secure your destiny in the word of God.

John 1:1-38

Are you receiving the word of God to be living by the word of God? Encased in the word of God is what it takes to escape and not be a victim of the wickedness of this world. 
One that seeks will see and be able to capture a secured future in the word of God that can not break nor return to Him void.
How do you effectively engage the word? 
Begin to see in the word of God as looking into the mirror. 
Behold the word by constantly hearing and hearing with listening ability. Begin to see and receive the word of God. 
One cannot see in the word of God and doubt. 
What you see is what you receive, and it becomes of you.  
How you see yourself in the mirror before engaging your day determines how you carry yourself through the day in all endeavors. 
One who sees self as sick first thing in the morning will walk through the day as one that is sick. 
However, one that looks in the mirror of the word of God and says to self: 
“I am looking strong and good today” is set to rule the day with uncommon energy. 
Make the word your daily routine.
Study the word continually, not only when it is convenient. 
Allow the word of God to impact your perspective of life; allow the word to be your mirror which will identify you for a breakthrough. 
Look into the mirror of the word for what you will adhere to adjust your life so that you may have great exploits in the life God has given you.
Daniel did a great exploit. Daniel 11:12 records, “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” 
Among the secret that made Daniel a difference in his life to do great exploits was praying three times a day. 
It was testified in Daniel 6:10, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.” 
Daniel must have seen Himself in the mirror of the word in the Psalm of David that states, “As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.” (Psalm 55:16-17) 
Look into the word to secure your destiny in the word of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled that your eyes see and receive the word of God in your image.

FAITH CAPSULE: Seek God diligently, the character of one that is sober and vigilant.

Job 1, Mark 14: 43-52

Do not make yourself available for the devourer.
1 Peter 5:8 warns, “Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 
1 Peter 5:8 warns, “Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 
It is good to know that power belongs to God. 
While the devil walks around, God sits on His throne to see all and to deliver those loyal to His name. 
2 Chronicles 16:9 buttresses, “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” 
God shall never leave His own vulnerable for the adversary to devour. 
Do you fear God enough to be acknowledged for protection by the hand of God? 
Having a loyal heart is relying on Him. 
Those who rely on God are the ones who fear God. 
Job 1:6 records, “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.” 
Can you imagine Satan having access to the gathering of the sons of God?
Satan declared that he was going to and fro on the earth. (Job 1:7) 
For Satan, it is business as usual, looking for someone to devour. 
The Bible points out that Satan has been going to and fro looking for someone to become His victim. 
Today Satan is still looking for whom to devour, and tomorrow will continue to look for someone until his time is up. 
The devil is at work not to give up his effort to frustrate the kingdom of God, just as he has been doing since the beginning of time.
When Jesus was here, the devil also found its way to use Judas, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. 
Judas was available to be an agent for the devil when he got paid to betray Jesus.
Mark 14:10 records, “Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.” 
Indeed, and in truth, when it was time for Satan to work through Judas, it was convenient. 
Judas gave Jesus up with a kiss. 
What is the convenient way you have taken to allow Satan? 
It does not matter where you are or what you do, but if your walk in the Lord is not obedience to the word of God, you are betraying Jesus. 
Do not make yourself available for the devourer.
Trust and hope in God for the grace not to become a victim of the devil.
The devil and His agent cannot be more powerful than the hand of God.
Seek God diligently, the character of one that is sober and vigilant.

Prayer for today: Ask to become filled with the knowledge and grace not to betray Jesus in all your walks of life.

FAITHCAPSULE: Live life for God to become glorified in your life.

Genesis 19 

A failure to see that God is moving you forward is the passage to self-destruction. 
In life, being relocated from a comfortable location can be challenging.
A new location is refreshing if a believer sees God as the One ordering steps. 
Embrace where you are and allow the past to be in the past. 
Live life for God to become glorified in the life He has given you. 
Having life today is not because of merit but because of His mercy. 
Psalm 117 admonishes, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us and the truth of the Lord endures forever.” 
The mercy of God was in place for Lot, but his wife failed to see the mercy of God in her relocation. 
As an acclaimed believer, do you see God in your relocation? 
Those who live by faith will see in faith and move by faith, knowing that the truth of the Lord endures forever. 
The truth of God is in His word. 
He gave His word to warn Lot, “…Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” (Genesis 19:17) 
An escape from self-destruction demands setting sight on the Commander of commands. 
The command was difficult for the wife of Lot to obey because she could not look away from her comfort zone. 
The wife of Lot looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:26) 
Think about it, is your relocation the way of God, a way of repositioning for the better? 
What is your past that you cannot leave behind to move forward?
Can you see that God is ordering your step? 
Looking back is evidence of worry instead of glorifying God.
God is moving you forward to a different ground for your deliverance purpose.
Disallow complaints from occupying you. 
The children of Israel were out of the bondage of over four hundred years, but their bond with the house of bondage loaned them out to self-destruction. 
It is written, “Now the mixed multitudes who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: ‘Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!’” (Numbers 11:4-6) 
The children of Israel vigorously complained instead of glorifying God for His merciful kindness and truth that endures forever. 
Complaining does not settle well with God. 
Give all the glory to God for where you are today.

Prayer for today: Ask God to take over your days so that your days focus on His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Disallow your concern to obey the command of God.

Jonah 1, 2

All should avoid disobedience to the commandment of God.
Disobedience to the commandment of God is an avenue to a painful consequence in life.
The commandment of God is the word of God.
The carelessness of anyone is not keeping the word of God.
Proverbs 19:16 warns, “He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die.” (Proverbs 19:16)
Are you keeping yourself in the word of God for His direction over your life?
The book of Jonah 1:1-3 states, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”
Jonah was careless not to keep the command of God to direct his life.
When God calls and sends one out with His direction, He will back such to be kept from evil.
The commandment of God to direct is available to keep, but disobedience will lead to self-destruction. 
Jonah was supposed to obey the commands of God.
Have you received the calling of God in a specific direction?
God called Moses to lead the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. 
Moses, out of his concern for God, reacted to the rebellious act of the children of Israel toward God. 
Moses took it upon himself to strike the rock instead of speaking, as commanded by God.
Numbers 20:12 God records to Moses, “Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” 
God sent Samuel to go and anoint David while Saul was still living as the King. 
Samuel was concerned about the command of God when he asked, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” (1 Samuel 16:2) 
Out of concern, Samuel could disobey, but he obeyed the command of God.
God responds to Samuel, “…Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.”1 Samuel 16:2-3) 
Samuel could not disobey the command of God. 
God knows the end from the beginning.
God knows all before the birth of all. 
Disallow your concern by allowing His command to become established in your life.

Prayer for today: Ask that the direction of God become established over your life.